| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Merchant West | - | - | AVI.JO, CL, NPN.JO, OUT.JO, PG, PRX.AS | Central Banks, China, emerging markets, Government Unity, interest rates, REITs, South Africa | The Government of National Unity has generated positive momentum with business confidence rising and financial markets rallying strongly. The FTSE/JSE All Share Index gained 9.6% in Q3, with SA Inc stocks leading performance as consumer and business confidence gradually returns. | View | |
| 2024 Q2 | Jul 30, 2024 | Rozendal Partners | - | 5.5% | 0700.HK, B4B.DE, BAYN.DE, CGR.JO, HCI.JO, HL.L, KSPI, MDIA3.SA, META, MTN.JO, NPK.JO, NPN.JO, PPC.JO | global, Market Efficiency, Passive investing, technology, Turnarounds, value | The letter extensively discusses value investing philosophy and challenges, including David Einhorn's assertion that market structures are broken and value investing is dead due to passive investing. The managers defend value investing, arguing that patient fundamental investors can still profit through cash flow generation rather than just multiple re-rating. | View | |
| 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | Merchant West | - | - | BP, BRK-A, COLB.CO, CVX, DHR, ISRG, NPN.JO, SHEL, SHP.JO, SYK, TTE, XOM | demographics, energy, healthcare, Investment Management, liquidity, policy, South Africa, technology | JSE liquidity has been declining with trading concentrated in fewer stocks. Large asset managers face significant challenges building meaningful positions in illiquid stocks without moving prices. This creates opportunities for boutique managers who can access under-researched small and mid-cap companies. | TTE TTE FP |
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| 2026 Q1 | May 6, 2026 | Fairtree Global Equity Fund | -8.4% | -8.4% | 000660 KS, 005930 KS, 0700.HK, IMP.JO, KSPI.L, NPN.JO, PRX.AS, SOL.JO, TCOM, TSM | active management, emerging markets, energy, Geopolitical, technology, valuation | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 9, 2026 | Peterson Investment Fund | -0.8% | -0.8% | BABA, BRK/A, DJCO, GOOGL, NPN.JO | Concentration, energy, Geopolitical, long-term, oil, shipping, value | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 8, 2026 | INN8 | - | - | 0700.HK, APO, ARES, BLK, CFR.L, NPN.JO, PRX.AS, SOL.JO | AI, geopolitics, inflation, Iran, Middle East, oil, private credit, Stagflation | View | ||
| 2026 Q1 | Apr 18, 2026 | Steyn Capital FR QI Hedge Fund | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0700.HK, AEL.JO, GLEN.L, NPN.JO, PAN.JO, PRX.AS | emerging markets, Geopolitical, gold, Long/Short, Mining, oil, South Africa, value | PRX.AS NPN.JO PAN.JO GLEN.L AEL.JO |
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| 2026 Q1 | Apr 18, 2026 | Steyn Capital FR Retail Hedge Fund | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0700.HK, AEG.JO, GLEN.L, NPN.JO, PAN.JO, PRX.AS | energy, Geopolitical, gold, Long/Short, Mining, South Africa, value | NPN.JO PRX.AS PAN.JO GLEN.L AEG.JO |
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| 2025 Q4 | Feb 3, 2026 | Steyn Capital FR Retail Hedge Fund | 5.5% | 18.3% | AEG.JO, ANG.JO, NHM.JO, NPN.JO, PRX.AS, TEN.HK, TGO.JO | China, emerging markets, Long/Short, Mining, Precious Metals, South Africa, value | Gold prices drove a blistering rally that contributed significantly to portfolio returns and local index performance. The fund continues to hold exposure while actively managing position sizes due to the volatility of single commodity miners. Platinum prices experienced strong performance alongside gold, with Valterra Platinum being the largest contributor after benefiting from both strong PGM prices and an accelerated book build by former parent Anglo American. Chinese stocks benefited from improved sentiment, with Prosus and Naspers gaining alongside their Tencent holding. The improving outlook for eCommerce portfolio and continued value-accretive buyback programs supported performance. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Feb 10, 2026 | Fairtree Global Equity Fund | 1.7% | - | 6723.T, AAPL, ADP, AMAT, AMZN, BABA, ELV, EVO.ST, FI, GOOGL, HAR.JO, IMP.JO, MC.PA, META, MSFT, NPN.JO, NVDA, PDD, PM, TSM | AI, emerging markets, global, rates, semiconductors, technology | AI-related stocks continued to show strength, with mega-cap technology and AI-related names benefiting early in the quarter. South Korean equities gained from improving sentiment around the global electronics and AI cycle, while semiconductor stocks maintained momentum. Semiconductor stocks performed well, particularly in South Korea where they benefited from improving sentiment around the global electronics and AI cycle. TSMC was a notable contributor to fund performance. The Federal Reserve delivered a further 50bp rate cut over the quarter, lowering the federal funds target range to 3.50%-3.75%. Lower global interest rates supported South African equities and contributed to improving macro conditions. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 18, 2026 | Steyn Capital FR QI Hedge Fund | 6.3% | 18.3% | AEG.JO, ANG.JO, NHM.JO, NPN.JO, PRX.JO, TEN.JO, TGO.JO | gold, Hedge Fund, Long/Short, Platinum, South Africa, value | Precious metals longs were the largest contributors to portfolio returns amid a blistering rally in gold prices, which drove the majority of local index returns. The manager continues to have a positive view on gold and maintains exposure while actively managing position sizes due to volatility. Platinum experienced strong performance alongside gold, with Valterra Platinum being the largest contributor following an accelerated book build by former parent Anglo American. The manager maintains a positive view on platinum while managing position sizes appropriately. The fund follows a value-oriented approach, buying securities trading materially below intrinsic values. Many high-quality South African equities remain meaningfully undervalued, creating a favorable environment for bottom-up stock selection and contributing to increased corporate activity including take-private transactions. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 15, 2026 | Baillie Gifford -Emerging Markets | 5.7% | 40.7% | 000333.SZ, 000660.KS, 005380.KS, 005930.KS, 0700.HK, 2318.HK, 2454.TW, 2939.TW, 300750.SZ, AXSB.NS, B3SA3.SA, BABA, FM.TO, IMP.JO, KMB.NS, MELI, NPN.JO, RELIANCE.NS, SE, SQM, TSM | AI, China, commodities, emerging markets, growth, semiconductors, South Korea, technology | China's high-level economic policy framework places significant emphasis on artificial intelligence, computing infrastructure, semiconductors, and smart manufacturing. The continued evolution of the AI investment cycle drove positive momentum, with notable strength in Korea. Memory semiconductor companies like Samsung and SK Hynix benefited from soaring demand for high-performance AI memory. Strong operational performance at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix contributed to fund returns. Samsung is projected to regain the number one position in the global DRAM market, driven by soaring demand for high-performance AI memory and sharp rise in conventional DRAM prices. SK Hynix reported 62% year-over-year growth in profits and all capacity is fully booked for 2026. China offers the clearest example of how policy direction, innovation capacity and sheer scale can combine to reshape global industries. The 15th Five-Year Plan emphasizes AI, computing infrastructure, semiconductors, and smart manufacturing. Despite tariffs and trade tensions, the combination of high-quality businesses and compelling valuations remains hard to ignore. The commodities sector has been in focus with combination of US easing cycle and political will for a weaker dollar being very positive for gold and broader precious metals complex. Lithium saw easing upstream cost pressures and robust downstream battery-storage demand supporting sharp price recovery. Copper market shows structurally tight supply with planned supply expected to meet only 70% of projected 2035 demand. Latin American e-commerce and fintech platform MercadoLibre detracted from performance for the second quarter in a row, though the manager maintains a differentiated view based on long-term investment horizons. The company recorded its 27th straight quarter of 30% or higher revenue growth. Korean e-commerce leader Coupang faced challenges from a major data breach despite continuing strong growth. South Korea was one of the world's best-performing markets this year, buoyed by regulatory and governance reforms raising hopes for improved shareholder returns through the 'Value Up' program. Memory semiconductor space showed strong operational performance with significant upgrades to earnings forecasts, making valuations still attractive in global context despite rapid share price appreciation. | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 23, 2026 | Fund Letters | Steyn Capital FR Retail Hedge Fund | Naspers | Internet Retail | Interactive Media & Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | asset sales, Buyback program, China, Discount Arbitrage, Holding Company Discount, Internet, technology, Tencent | View Pitch |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Fund Letters | Steyn Capital FR QI Hedge Fund | Naspers | Internet Retail | Interactive Media & Services | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | buyback, China exposure, Communication Services, Discount Arbitrage, holding company, technology, Tencent, Value | View Pitch |
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